Degas paintings ballerinas

Artist: Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris). Date: 1877. Medium: Mixed media on canvas. Dimensions: 29 3/4 x 32 in. (75.6 x 81.3 cm). Classificati...

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Degas was nicknamed the “painter of dancers”. From 1860 onwards, he developed a fascination with dance, which was originally discovered at the Paris Opera, where he spent much time backstage. As a result of his interest, his paintings portrayed the dancers in private behind-the-scenes moments, as well as during their performances on stage. Take a look back over the love story between the artist and his tutu-clad muses.

Edgar Degas, Dancers in Blue,1890

Edgar Degas, Waiting (detail), ca. 1882 (x)

Swaying Dancer (Dancer in Green) [1877-79]. Edgar Degas

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Two Dancers on a Stage by Edgar Degas (French), oil oncanvas, genre: Impressionism, 1874 #twodancersonastage #edgardegas

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Edgar Degas \\ Edgar Degas was very experimental with his mediums in art, often drawing with chalk, painting with oil on canvas, and sketching dancers in pencil and charcoal. But Degas was most known for his pastel drawings, and was once called the “Pastel Master”.

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Edgar Degas, French Impressionist, Dancer in Blue at the Barre, 1889, Pastel

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Edgar Degas - Blue Dancers